A suspected car thief botched an attempted getaway by driving the wrong way down the M1 - and then hiding in football pundit Chris Kamara's garden.

The suspect was pursued by police in a dramatic chase on Thursday night after he failed to stop for officers near Leeds.

He drove towards the M1 motorway, according to police reports, driving down the wrong side of the carriageway before abandoning the car and running off across the motorway verge.

It was then that he ended up in Kamara's garden.

The Sky Sports TV pundit appeared unruffled by the incident, tweeting his thanks to police on Friday.

The Police get a kicking from time to time but where would be without them. Apprehended a suspect who drove the wrong way down the M1 & then hid in my garden very late last night. Thanks to them nobody got hurt 👏🏾